Psychiatrists see alarming rise in patients needing urgent and emergency care and forecast a 'tsunami' of mental illness

Psychiatrists see alarming rise in patients needing urgent and emergency care and forecast a 'tsunami' of mental illness Mental health services are dealing with a rise in urgent and emergency cases but also preparing for a ‘tsunami’ of mental illness still to come, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

A new survey of over 1,300 mental health doctors from across the UK reveals that 43% of psychiatrists have seen an increase in their urgent and emergency caseload while 45% have seen a reduction in their most routine appointments.